CHAPTER 34: CHAPTER 14: HIDECHIKA (PART 2)

Even though he hadn’t disclosed any information about his identity, his words were quite selective and therefore very misleading. The girl probably didn’t expect that apart from herself and the client, anyone else would know she was coming here tonight and exploit that.

However, since he hadn’t said anything, even if he got exposed later, he could explain everything away as a misunderstanding, like he was waiting for someone else at the time...

Of course, he’d likely never need to use this excuse, because as soon as the mission was completed smoothly, he was ready to flee and disappear. No explanation would be needed if he couldn’t be found.

Of course, there was probably a very important reason things were proceeding smoothly —

The girl couldn’t speak, so she wasn’t able to ask too many details.

Moreover, since it wasn’t really a major issue, after Gu Mo misled her, she naturally arrived at that conclusion.

Gu Mo breathed a sigh of relief, knowing he had to strike while the iron was hot. He stepped forward with a smile: "By the way, I forgot to introduce myself, I’m Gu Mo. What’s your name?"

The girl blinked at his words, scrutinizing him again before she looked down and picked up the short blade hanging at her waist, one hand gripping the hilt, the other the sheath, and gently pulled.

The cold blade glinted sharply in the night, a true weapon drawn, and Gu Mo felt as though his eyes caught a dazzling reflection, forcing him to focus on the blade’s body where he saw the powerful engraved character "秀" (Xiu).

Dark purple Night Cherry Blossoms fell as a backdrop, the heroic girl drew the short blade with her name and gazed at him calmly.

Suddenly, Gu Mo felt a strange sensation, fantasy transformed into tangible reality, prominently in front of him. The intense sense of disbelief provoked inner tremors, not fear, but heart-pounding excitement.

Not long before, he faced reality and the mundane.

But now, he was immersed in a stunning fantasy.

He took a deep breath, trying not to show his unusual feelings, and smiled, nodding: "Xiu huh? Then I’ll call you Ah Xiu."

The girl resheathed the short blade and nodded slightly, seeming unperturbed.

At this moment, Gu Mo’s doubts mostly dissipated, though he always knew what was happening, he was not without some concern — If the scenes in the "mission" were each a real world, then perhaps just as he couldn’t recognize the Thirteen Sakura Village scene immediately...

Who could guarantee that elements like the "plot" wouldn’t change?

But now it seemed, in a real world, aside from those unreasonable designs mainly for gameplay, his "plot information" was still reliable as reference.

He breathed a light sigh, eyeing the girl named Ah Xiu, pondering whether to seize the moment for an autograph or a photo.

After all, this was Hidechika, a facet of "Toyotomi Hideyoshi," undeniably a historical figure —

Though he couldn’t show off, it seemed meaningful, like travel photos, he might be just a member among countless passersby, but to him, it’s proof of witnessed memories.

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At this time, Ah Xiu tilted her head again, slightly puzzled, uttering a questioning sound, baffled by this man always gazing at her without speaking, his gaze still so peculiar. What did it mean?

"Ah, sorry, I just thought of something..." Gu Mo chuckled in explanation, dismissing thoughts of an autograph and photo, "Ah Xiu, what do you think we should do? The village doesn’t have any living people now, should we continue to hunt demons?"

Unnoticed, he categorized himself and the girl into the same "our" team.

The leg-hugging tactic was formally executed, finding the correct approach as a level 1 novice encountering this near-death mission.

Ah Xiu hadn’t realized she’d teamed up with a follower, she’d identified him as the client who invited her for demon removal, naturally seeing no issue with his words, just assuming he respectfully asked her opinion.

She turned her gaze towards the cemetery, then nodded at him, drawing the Tachi from her waist, tip gently lowered as if dragging it, walking towards it.

Decisive, her movements were neither hesitant nor sluggish.

Gu Mo’s mouth twitched, even knowing what the girl would do, he was still a bit shocked, particularly watching her boldly walk toward the gigantic Ox-headed Ghost with the Tachi from behind.

The nearly three-story-high Ox-headed Monster stomps caused the earth to resonate deeply...

Paired with the tall, slender, but comparatively petite girl’s silhouette, creating an enormously stark contrast.

Cool! Truly impressive!

Taking a breath, Gu Mo hesitated moving forward, but as he just got a bit closer, his vision suddenly shifted in color! As if his view dimmed, void of any vibrant hues, veiled in a thick somber filter.

The night sky turned murky dark, air seemed viscous liquid softly rippling, the ground revealed dark red spots, with blossoms rapidly growing, blooming, and withering continuously.

From afar, each patch of bloom seemed like carpets of blood, the dull hue like coagulated blood.

Gu Mo’s breathing grew heavier, stepping into the zone, enveloped by a pervasive aura, felt as if burdened with lead, limbs feeble, vexed, energy seemingly draining.

Shit!

Forgot about the "Eternal Gloom"...

Realizing, he swiftly retreated, the world instantly returning clear, body relieved as if shedding a heavy weight.

Gu Mo’s mouth twitched; powerful Demon Ghosts could inherently expand such "Eternal Gloom" Domain, suppressing all mortal things, in this domain, human energy suffers huge suppression while demon bloodlines and Demonic Power greatly surge.

I can’t afford to provoke it; better let the invincible ally handle it while staying on the edge.

He scanned around, spotting another direction where a grotesque Monster like a big-headed baby faced away, seemingly feasting on a corpse joyfully.

Leg-hugging is necessary, but trying to handle such low-level monsters could be attempted; he still needs to explore the limits and level up himself.